<p>Lakersince95,
My son did an engineering camp at Univ of AZ to determine which engineering program to pick; they rotated you through all of them. UA utilizes a pre-eng program, so you’ll need to look up the GPA requirement for getting in your Junior year. All the engineering programs you’ve listed so far are ABET accredited, so they must follow the same curriculum. What will differ are the support programs, internships, clubs, etc. One thing I liked about UA was that it had a really good academic support program. The math, physics, etc. in engineering is grueling - getting quality help made all the difference.</p>
<p>The cost of UA and the weather took it out of the running for us. You might check out NAU for cost considerations.</p>
<p>Yah, the CSU’s don’t use the writing portion. Both my kids did drastically better on the ACT - that might be an option.</p>
<p>You can submit multiple test scores to the CSU’s and they will recompute the composite score utilizing the best score from each section - doesn’t have to be from the same sitting like the UC’s require. For SSU, we are using the impacted eligibility index as a indicator for getting in. For pre-business it’s 3106 (SAT-based) or 734 (ACT-based). My daughter has a 3.3 GPA and with her ACT score of 23, she’d have an EI of 890. For reference, her HS Navience shows average acceptance at 3.41 GPA, 27 ACT, 1146 SAT.</p>
<p>hi i live in california, and i was wondering does anyone know about the 3.0 and above rule for in state residents, and which schools it applies to(csu’s maybe)?</p>
<p>I dont know of a 3.0 rule, other than it is one of the in state UCGPA requirements. One of several. CSU’s have a calculated eligibility index, and sometimes beyond that for impacted campuses and majors.</p>
<p>As far as I know the 3.0 GPA is a minimum to get into a UC. However, everyone knows that you need a GPA far above that to get into all of the UCs.</p>
<p>Each school ranks the applicants in order by eligibility index. Schools that have impacted campuses have a higher cut-off. This document shows which campuses are impacted and the link shows what the higher requirements are. Definitely, apply to one non-impacted campus as a safety, if you don’t want to use community college as a safety.
[CSU</a> Campus Impaction Information | Student Academic Support | CSU](<a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/sas/impaction-campus-info.shtml]CSU”>http://www.calstate.edu/sas/impaction-campus-info.shtml)</p>
<p>Next, you need to know if the major you are applying to is impacted. This document tells you that. <a href=“https://www.calstate.edu/sas/documents/impactedprogramsmatrix.pdf[/url]”>https://www.calstate.edu/sas/documents/impactedprogramsmatrix.pdf</a>
Click on the Freshman link in the impacted campus document above and you can read about the unique requirements for each impacted major. Pomono, for instance, requires a math score of 550/23 for impacted majors. Long Beach, for STEM majors, calculates a STEM eligibility index, which counts the math SAT/ACT score at twice the English score.
After verifying that you meet these special requirements, they will rank applicants, within each major, in order by EI. They will then admit as many as they have spots for. Unless the campus is cutting enrollment, you can assume that they’ll take as many as they did last year for that major. Definitely, apply to a non-impacted major, as an alternate major, if you aren’t 100% sure of your major or must go to a particular campus due to commuting requirements.</p>
<p>Bottomline…the CSU’s are way more complicated now, so cast a broad net!</p>
<p>so really,i will not have a chance at sdsu if apply in business, so maybe i could apply in a nonimpacted major and switch. Yet with only a 3.06, i really can only hope i could get in, i could try to improve my act score. I just dont know of any other schools that offer business.</p>
<p>ebruin,
When a major is impacted, as pre-business is at SDSU, there are requirements that you need to meet in order to switch to it. Here are the requirements, I found on their website - you should verify them. [SDSU</a> Undergraduate Business Advising Center](<a href=“http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~ugbus/prebus.htm]SDSU”>http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~ugbus/prebus.htm) They don’t seem too tough and it seems that the soon you switch, the lower the GPA requirement is. Note: from the major impacted sheet that ALL majors are impacted at SDSU. Talk to your HS guidance counsellor to develop your best strategy - probably pre-business with an easier admit alternate. </p>
<p>Definitely retake the ACT as all CSU’s superscore - they’re take your best scores and recompute a new composite which will help.</p>
<p>We are from NorCal, and my S was accepted to SDSU last year, but we couldn’t even pursue it because the financial offer was 0. CSUs may admit you, but the liklihood of getting any financial aid is nil.</p>
<p>yeah that will be a problem, which my mom tells me the solution is santa monica college,
but i am thinking since she is a teacher, there may be goverment grants/scholarships/loans?</p>
<p>[WICHE</a> - Student Exchange Programs](<a href=“http://wue.wiche.edu/search_results.jsp?searchType=all]WICHE”>http://wue.wiche.edu/search_results.jsp?searchType=all)
ebruin- please don’t put all your eggs in one basket. The CSU’s are only going to offer you need based aid if you even get in.
Look at the above link. Consider applying to some of those schools. You will not qualify for the scholarship with your GPA at all of them but you will at some.
Also schools like Northern Arizona and Univ of Montana are probably already taking applications and you can have a decision quickly. Most of the Cal States are not going to let you know if you are in till late March. I saw way to many heartbroken Ca kids this spring who did not get in anywhere since they did not cast a large net.</p>
<p>So I’m a senior and I have a GPA of a 3.0 unweighted, and a 3.3 weighted. I know my GPA isn’t the best, but it’s a little late for that now.
I have an SAT score of 1640 (i’m going to retake)
I have taken 2 AP classes, and am currently enrolled in 3, I have also taken 5 honors classes.
I have over 50+ hours of community service, and I am passionate member, and the leader of a club at school that helps special needs kids feel more involved, and helps them to develop their social skills.
I also am a female, and 100% Hispanic, I know that sometimes helps if you’re a minority.
My plans for the future are to pursue a career as a teacher, preferably an elementary school teacher, or working with special needs.
Which colleges would you recommend I apply to that has the programs I’m interested in, as well as ones that seem reasonable to be accepted into? (I don’t expect to go to Stanford or Berkley) I’m also not opposed to attending a Community college and then transferring over, I would just like to know all my options.</p>
<p>I live in San Diego California, and I would like to attend college either in-state, or in Oregon, Washington, or Arizona. Thank you :)</p>
<p>I do worry about the financial aspect, I’ve already been awarded a few thousand dollars through scholarships, but seeing as I have to pay for college myself through student loans cost is always a concern. I also have looked into Whittier, but it’s not exactly what I’m looking for. Being a San Diego native I would love to go to SDSU (that way I could live at home), but i know it is one of the more difficult CSU’s to get accepted into which is why I’m looking into other options as well. I just don’t know what are other reasonable schools that I should apply to.</p>
<p>brianarae,
I know nothing about getting a teacher’s credential, but I do know that the Sonoma State campus tour guide mentioned that if you enroll there you can get a K5 teaching credential in four years. He mentioned that you would apply to Liberal Arts Hutchins, which is impacted. Additional requirements are listed here.
[Impacted</a> Majors for First Time Freshmen : Sonoma State University](<a href=“http://www.sonoma.edu/admissions/ftf/freshmenhighdemand.html]Impacted”>http://www.sonoma.edu/admissions/ftf/freshmenhighdemand.html)</p>